Global Patent Index - EP 2767212 A1

EP 2767212 A1 20140820 - ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD

Title (en)

ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD

Title (de)

ENDOSKOPSYSTEM UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME D'ENDOSCOPE ET PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION D'IMAGE

Publication

EP 2767212 A1 20140820 (EN)

Application

EP 12839562 A 20121010

Priority

  • JP 2011225142 A 20111012
  • JP 2012193909 A 20120904
  • JP 2012220933 A 20121003
  • JP 2012076235 W 20121010

Abstract (en)

Only irregularities on the body tissue, such as a superficial microstructure or a hypertrophy, are made clear. A blue signal B, a green signal G, and a red signal R are obtained by imaging a subject illuminated with white light W using a color CCD 44. Based on these signals B, G, and R, a brightness signal I ((B + G + R)/3) showing the average brightness of the subject is generated. A pixel region exceeding the fixed threshold value Th1 of the brightness signal I is extracted as a superficial microstructure P, such as a pit pattern. A superficial microstructure image 70 obtained by extracting the superficial microstructure P is displayed on a monitor 14.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 1/000094 (2022.02 - EP US); A61B 1/0051 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/05 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 23/2461 (2013.01 - EP US); G06T 7/11 (2016.12 - EP US); G06T 7/136 (2016.12 - EP US); H04N 23/555 (2023.01 - EP); H04N 23/667 (2023.01 - EP US); H04N 23/69 (2023.01 - EP US); H04N 23/71 (2023.01 - EP US); H04N 23/84 (2023.01 - EP US); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01 - EP US); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 23/555 (2023.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2767212 A1 20140820; EP 2767212 A4 20150826; EP 2767212 B1 20180912; CN 103874451 A 20140618; JP 2014064861 A 20140417; JP 5948203 B2 20160706; US 2014221745 A1 20140807; US 9788709 B2 20171017; WO 2013054817 A1 20130418

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12839562 A 20121010; CN 201280050151 A 20121010; JP 2012076235 W 20121010; JP 2012220933 A 20121003; US 201414250479 A 20140411